Kituwah Farm - Arizona Blankenship notched her first win of the season in the Lady Devils first meet. Blankenship finished with a time of 11:44.70 over the 2 mile course at Kituwah. Cherokee's Dvdaya Swimmer was second with a time of 12:31.20, while Claire Worley of Highlands was third with a time of 14:15.45. Highlands Middle took first overall … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Down Cherokee in Long Awaited Season Opener
Bryson City - The Lady Devils waited 8 months to be able to play a contest, any contest. Naturally it took them some time to get the nerves and emotions out of the way. About midway through the first set the Lady Devils found their rhythm and then outbattled a young pesky Cherokee squad to take a 3-0 sweep to open their season. Swain took the … [Read more...]
JV Volleyball Starts Season With Sweep
Bryson City - The junior Varsity volleyball team began their long awaited season Monday by hosting Cherokee. Swain took straight sets over the Braves, sweeping by the scores of 25-17 and 25-17. Haileigh Woodard, Sarah Cutshaw and Maddie Spates were solid attacking the net. Amaya Hicks did a great job setting the offense, while Hannah Shuler … [Read more...]
WLOS Coverage of Volleyball, Likely the Last Time for Pamfilis
WLOS coverage of last nights season opener. Great to see Stan doing the reporting, most likely the last time he will be reporting on a Swain win, but he sure has done a bunch of them over the years!! Enjoy!! Stan's last day at WLOS is set to be Friday November … [Read more...]
WNC Youth Basketball Cancels Season
Bryson City - The WNC Youth Basketball Conference has cancelled the 2020-2021 season due to COVID-19 safety concerns, gym capacity rules and, a host of other significant hurdles the conference was handed effective 11-16-20. The conference worked tirelessly to make every reasonable effort to play a full and/or modified season to no avail. The … [Read more...]